by Hypermiler UK | Feb 4, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Britain hit back at suggestions made by Abdalla el-Badri, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that the government is responsible for record fuel prices.El-Badri said in an interview with the Times newspaper that pump prices...
by Hypermiler UK | Feb 3, 2011 | Hypermiling News
Shell reported it’s annual profits have almost doubled (90%) to $18.6billion (£11.5billion) in 2010, boosted by higher oil prices and growing production levels.This works out at at staggering £21,864 a minute in 2010.News of Shells enormous profit comes as world...
by Hypermiler UK | Feb 2, 2011 | Fuel Prices
The average wholesale price for petrol has fallen by 2p since January 11 from 41p to just over 39p, the AA claimed. Despite this drivers are paying the highest prices on record while other European countries, including Germany, France, Ireland, Holland and Spain, have...
by Hypermiler UK | Feb 1, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Whilst looking on google maps (Street View) for good dogging dog walking locations, I was shocked to stumble across a sad reminder of how low fuel prices were not so long ago. As you can see from the image above, the North’s Favorite Supermarket...
by Hypermiler UK | Feb 1, 2011 | Fuel Protests
The first round of protests at Stanlow Oil refinery near Chester was a great success. Hundreds of people gathered for the peaceful protest, doing a fantastic job of highlighting the public anger over soaring fuel prices in the UK.Stanlow has been a popular protest...